At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested.
Diving at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre |
Dates | 30 November 1956 7 December 1956 | through
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 60 from 16 nations |
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1956 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving, respectively.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard | Bob Clotworthy United States | Donald Harper United States | Joaquín Capilla Mexico |
10 metre platform | Joaquín Capilla Mexico | Gary Tobian United States | Richard Connor United States |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard | Pat McCormick United States | Jeanne Stunyo United States | Irene MacDonald Canada |
10 metre platform | Pat McCormick United States | Juno Stover-Irwin United States | Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
2 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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